Report: 49ers have not backed off in talks with Brandon Aiyuk

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Brandon Aiyuk met with the San Francisco 49ers on June 24, during which both sides reportedly expressed their frustration over the ongoing contract extension negotiations. Tom Pelissero described the meeting as “good” and reported that both sides agreed to return to the negotiating table after July 4.Aiyuk is expected to earn $14.124 million on his team-exercise fifth-year option, well below the market value for a top wide receiver — a market that has exploded this offseason. Aiyuk is believed to want a deal worth around $30 million annually, similar to the four-year, $120 million contract recently signed by Detroit Lions wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown.

Earlier in the offseason, it was reported that the 49ers had made an offer that would have paid Aiyuk approximately $26 million annually. When Aiyuk requested a trade today, it was believed the receiver was unhappy with the progress of ongoing negotiations. Obviously, No Progress has been made.

“Now, you’ll recall that there was a recent conversation between both sides, in which I was told that both sides had some things in mind to reset the table for negotiations,” Mike Garafolo said on NFL Network. ” insider, “Well, that didn’t happen, and from my understanding, according to sources, the Niners have not made an offer since May.

“And so Aiyuk, at this point, as training camp is about to start, feels frustrated and says, ‘You know what? I want a trade. We had plenty of time to do something. We couldn’t get it done. So here we are.'”

The 49ers have been down this road before. Two years ago, wide receiver Deebo Samuel requested a trade, but the two sides ultimately agreed to a contract. With training camp set to begin next week, it remains to be seen if any progress is made between the 49ers and Aiyuk before the Giants report.during the segment insiderNFL insider Ian Rapoport shares his opinion on Aiyuk’s recent trade request.

Rapoport commented, “Look, it’s hard for me to imagine, absent some weird situation or someone offering them a premium first-round pick, that the 49ers would actually trade Brandon Aiyuk. “Mainly because they’re a very good team and rarely do very good teams trade very good players right before a season where they’re trying to get to the Super Bowl and win it.”

“But if Brandon Aiyuk wanted to let the 49ers know that everything is not OK, he’s very upset, there’s a lot of dissatisfaction, the trade request is a great way to say it.”

Rapoport said, “Very frankly, Brandon Aiyuk is not thrilled with the way things are going and he has done some things that he can do. The next question, of course, will be whether he will be released from training camp.” Stay away? We will find out how worried he is.